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Environment環境保全1 law

Hot Spring Act

温泉法(おんせんほう)

It protects hot springs, guards against disasters caused by the flammable natural gas that comes up when they are drilled for or extracted, and governs their use for public bathing and drinking, mainly through permission from the prefectural governor.

Read the textWhat counts as a hot springDrilling for a hot springExtraction and natural gas safetyPublic bathing and drinking

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55 articles28 defined terms

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  • 227Ministry of Justice
  • 49machine translation
  • 63not translated